Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation.
As a child I really didn't like men at all, in fact.
When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.
It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.
I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.